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Selecting Desirable Micronutrient Fortificants for Plant-Based Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children in Low-Income Countries

This paper summarizes the steps recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to identify micronutrient shortfalls in the…
2015
Gibson RS , Carriquiry AL, Gibbs MM

Fortification: New Findings and Implications

This article describes the current status of food fortification in the United States and provides a discussion of the value of fortification; the success of current fortification efforts; and the…
2014
Dwyer JT, Woteki C, Bailey R, Britten P, Carriquiry AL, Gaine PC, Miller D, Moshfegh AJ, Murphy MM, Edge MS

ERICA: Intake of Macro and Micronutrients of Brazilian Adolescents

This paper describes dietary intakes of Brazilian adolescents (12-17y). Energy and percentage of energy from macronutrients are based on a single quantitative 24HDR. The paper also reports…
2016
Souza AdM, Barufaldi LA, Abreu GdeA, Giannini DT, de Oliveira CL, dos Santos MM, Leal VS, Vasconcelos FdeAG

Methodology for Developing and Evaluating Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and a Healthy Eating Index for Ethiopia: A Study Protocol

This paper describes the overall process of developing food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for use in Ethiopia. Dietary data used in this process are from the National Food Consumption Survey…
2019
Bekele TH, de Vries JJHM, Trijsburg L, Feskens E, Covic N, Kennedy G, Brouwer ID

A Global Review of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

This paper is an inventory of current and available food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) across the world. This paper also compares the different food guides as well as the key messages in order to…
2019
Herforth A, Arimond M, Alvarez-Sanchez C, Coates J, Christianson K, Muehlhoff E

Coke, Crisps, Convenience: How Ads Created a Global Junk Food Generation

This Guardian article discusses how unregulated advertising has contributed to a pervasive problem of junk food consumption among children globally.
2019
Dehghan SK